8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

February 17, 2022

NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

001-11290

56-1431377

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

450 South Orange Avenue

Suite 900

Orlando, Florida

32801

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (407) 265-7348

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

NNN

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of National Retail Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, increased the size of the Board from nine (9) to ten (10) directors and appointed Stephen A. (“Steve”) Horn, Jr. to the Board of the Company, effective February 17, 2022. Mr. Horn’s appointment to the Board was made in connection with his previously announced transition to Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company which will be effective April 29, 2022.

Mr. Horn has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2020 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer of the Company since January 2014. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Acquisitions for the Company from June 2008 to December 2013, and as Vice President of Acquisitions of the Company from 2003 to 2008. Prior to 2003, Mr. Horn worked in the mergers and acquisitions group at A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis, Missouri.

As an employee of the Company, Mr. Horn will not receive any compensation for his service as a member of the Board.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


NATIONAL RETAIL PROPERTIES, INC.

By:		/s/ Kevin B. Habicht
Name:		Kevin B. Habicht
Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 17, 2022

National Retail Properties filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update